"I was bullied once and had to stop going to school, so I understand what it's like to be a sufferer."
You sympathize with those who are in the same situation.
Is that your kindness?
I thought you could make it in the Investigation Department,
but I have no choice but to send you back to the police box.
I apologize for not living up to your expectations.
Kazama had this to say.
He said that those who run away once will do it again.
So, is that you?
Oh, hey!
Urihara, did you come for your personal belongings?
- That's too bad. I wanted to work with you... - Eh?
Mr. Kazama harsh, isn't he? Dismissing you even after solving a case.
Did you have other problems?
Like personality? Attitude?
- Motivation? - Face?
"Face" (顔) has many meanings, including one's expression, countenance, even honor and influence or notoriety.
If that were the case, we would have been fired long ago. Hahaha!
I won't run away a second time.
Mr. Kazama is away. You won't be seeing him.
You submitted your transfer request, didn't you?
You mean this?
Cut my hair short. Do it in one go.
Why don't you take Mr. Kazama more seriously?
- I'm trying. - Really?
You're not trying to solve the puzzle the criminals give you, but the one given by Mr. Kazama.
The puzzle... that the instructor gave me?
Mr. Kazama hates this kind of thing.
#2 Bronze Grave
Excuse me.
- I'm Kento's mother. - Ms. Sagara, if you want to talk, please make an appointment.
You're the one refusing to make an appointment, aren't you?
Stop looking at me and concentrate!
You can't leave if you didn't pass the test.
Teacher.
I believe there's been bullying in this class.
Please tell the truth.
As I've told you many times, there's no proof.
If that's the case, why did he stop going to school?!
He said himself, he was bullied,
and his teacher turned a blind eye.
Hey, you know about it, don't you?
You don't have to answer!
Teacher...
Are you not mistaken? School is a place where we teach schoolwork.
It's the family's job to teach attitude, right?
Isn't it Kento's bad parental education that made him stop going to school?
Is that what you're saying?
And when you come to school, please take care of your appearance.
This is not a construction site.
Excuse me.
Hey! Concentrate. The test finishes in 5 minutes.
I'm home.
Kento?
- Have you eaten already? - Yes.
- What were you doing? - Studying for school.
- I see. - Hey, can I go now?
There's a chance of localized showers.
Next, a fog advisory has been issued for some areas of Kanagawa Prefecture.
From tonight until early tomorrow morning, there will be dense fog over a wide area of Kanagawa Prefecture...
I'll be able to go to the school.
Ms. Sagara.
- Ahahaha... - It's been a while.
Sorry for not coming by. How are you?
- What's up? Are you going? - I'm going. I'm going.
I'm number 16 today.
- See you. - Yes, see you. Excuse me.
Thanks for your hard work.
- Thanks for your hard work. - Thanks for your hard work.
Oh. Good work. Good work.
It's Urihara...
I understand. Thank you.
Good morning. Uhm, after all, I'm...
- Why did you come back? - What...?
I'm unhappy.
Wait, what! Instructor... Ouch...
Instructor...!
Hey hey hey...
- Please stop it! - What's going on? Crap.
He's grabbing him like this.
- I want to go on! - That's enough!
Record the footprints you just made.
- What now? - I don't know.
Close your eyes.
Tell me about the crime scene.
A woman is lying on the floor.
- She's in her early 40s. - What else?
- There's a bronze statue near her. - What kind of bronze statue?
Children... three children.
The forensics team is looking at the bronze statue, trying to find out what it is.
Looks like blood from the corner of the book the child is reading.
In the end, what happened here?
In the end...
Someone pushed the victim,
the victim hit the back of her head on the corner of the book, and died.
- Is there anything you're not seeing? - Eh?
Who told you to open your eyes?
There's some internal bleeding on the victim's forehead.
Maybe after hitting the back of her head on the bronze statue,
she fell forward, and knocked it on the ground.
Was there dirt or sand on her forehead?
No, not to that extent...
But if she was shielding herself with her hand when she fell...
Her watch could have hit her.
Open your eyes.
Then there should be some skin oil on the watch.
I'll go check.
- Ms. Abe. - Yeah?
Was there any skin oil on the watch?
There wasn't.
Urihara.
Why did you suddenly start fighting?
You were mumbling something with your eyes closed.
It's a puzzle. Everything's a puzzle...
Are you okay?
Kazama-san, says it a lot.
When there's too much information coming in, it hinders your eyes.
Thank you very much.
There was no skin oil on the watch.
Does it hurt?
Sorry, it's just nervousness.
Have you taken your medicine?
Yes, but it didn't work.
Why?
I don't know. I'll have to ask the doctor.
Make sure you get better.
When a material witness surfaces, you'll be interviewing.
Are you sure you're okay to let me?
I've got plenty more transfer application forms,
so prepare to accept your fate.
And take photos of the footprints at the scene.
Yes, sir.
- Good evening. - Investigation meeting at 6:00.
Got it.
You look happy.
The instructor wants me to do the next interview.
Hmm.
Ms. Sagara, you have a visitor.
You must be Sagara Miyuki.
I'm Urihara of the Prefectural Police's Investigation Department.
On the night of January 24th.
Oh, the night before last?
Where were you that night, between 10:00 and 11:00 p.m.?
By any chance, is this about Teacher Morota's case?
Yes. We ascertained the estimated time of death.
Am I a suspect?
We're asking each and every one of the parents.
It's impossible to meet all of them in one day.
Many of them are working.
Are you targeting me?
I didn't say that...
Didn't you look into my son?
He's not attending school because he's being bullied.
Yes, I heard from another parent.
If that's the case,
don't you know that I spoke to the teacher after school?
Yes. A student testified.
You keep answering questions.
I don't know which one of you is the detective.
- I'm certain... - There is nothing to hide.
In this situation, say "I have my doubts.", put pressure and see how she reacts.
- What? - Excuse me.
I just became a detective, so I'm receiving instruction.
Is that so? That must be hard for you.
- I'm sorry to worry you. - No, not at all.
No problem, please share your doubts.
Then, what were you doing at the time of the victim's death?
How do you narrow down the presumed time of death?
Rigor mortis, postmortem temperature, lividity, and stomach contents.
You're answering my questions again.
You have to train him harder or the killer will get away.
He should go to the hospital, not work on the case.
- Don't you think so? - That's right.
You should make the murderer sick to the stomach, not yourself.
I was at the driving range that time.
- Cosmos Country Club. - I'll check it out.
Thank you for your time.
- Instructor? - Is it difficult?
Welding.
- Are you trying to write your autograph? - You think it's messy?
- It's too messy. - No it's not.
Whoa! Urihara, don't run in the hallway!
Are you a teacher?
Hey, hey.
What's in that bag? Is it a present or something?
Yeah, it's from the investigation of the previous case.
The tableware I bought to get close to the murderer.
Tableware?
Yeah, an expensive Wajima lacquer bowl.
I lied and said it was a present for my mother.
You can have it. I have no use for it.
It's Urihara, I'm coming in.
The clerk saw the victim at the convenience store.
Based on the distance between the convenience store and the school,
she would reach the school between 10:05 and 10:15.
That's the exact time of death.
As for Sagara Miyuki's alibi,
she really was at the driving range.
She arrived around 10:00 p.m. and stayed until 11:00 p.m.
It's impossible for her to be at school at the time of death.
Did she kill the teacher or not?
She's white. She has a solid alibi.
She can create an alibi if she wants to.
If you say so, but how did she?
What else makes you think she's white?
We have a weak motive.
- It's just my opinion. - It doesn't matter.
It's true, there are many monster parents.
But
would you kill your son's teacher just because
he was bullied and stopped going to school?
- No parent who would go that far... - Sit down.
Sit down.
Yes, sir.
Excuse me.
Why do you think so?
What?
- Well... - Tell me.
I once stopped going to school too.
In elementary school, I don't remember the reason why,
but everyone started ignoring me,
throwing my things away,
spitting on my desk...
But in front of the teachers, they would behave well.
It was just dark and terrible bullying.
I don't want to go there! I don't want to go!
- I don't want to go to school! - Don't say that!
But my mother wouldn't do anything, so she sent me to a free school.
In the end, I studied there for two years.
Why were you sent to a free school?
Because it was a hassle. She was working.
Were those your mother's own words??
I didn't hear her say it, however.
That's enough.
Long time no see.
I came to get medicine.
Your stomach hurts again. Well, it's been weak since you were little.
Just get me out of here as soon as possible.
Try calling me once in a while.
Why?
Because we're mother and son.
You say that so easily.
I wonder when Jun-chan's rebellious phase will end.
I want to ask you something.
Hmm?
When I was bullied at school...
I don't want to go! I don't want to go!
- I don't want to go to school! - Don't say that.
Hey, let's go together, Jun-chan!
Don't be selfish.
Why won't you do anything to help me!
You put me in free school just to put an end to the matter, didn't you?
Why?
Because I thought it was important to escape.
What's that? You're the one who ran away, right?
Maybe you're right.
I knew it.
I just wanted to confirm it.
Let me take a look.
Eh?
Okay.
Does this hurt? Any pain?
Doesn't seem like it.
People are concerned about the stomach when they have stomachache,
but that's not what's wrong.
The stomach hurts
because there's a bundle of nerves
within the abdominal cavity.
The place where you feel pain
and the place where the pain actually originates
are sometimes different.
Okay, you're good.
But next time when you have time, let's have a proper examination.
It's fine, I'm really busy.
Hey,
do you remember?
What is it?
We've learned a lot of things about Teacher Morota.
We got testimonies from the parents.
She wasn't a very good teacher.
How can she be a good teacher?
She's the kind of teacher who knew about my son's bullying and pretended not to see it.
She even encouraged the other students.
She couldn't do it herself, so she asked them to do it for her.
So it seems. The parents said as much.
If that's the case,
don't you think any of the parents could be the murderer?
But would you kill the teacher because of that?
Maybe there was a problem with her relationships?
Don't you think so, too, Detective?
You're not answering any questions today.
Is something wrong?
Stomach ache again?
The pain's gone, thanks to my instructor.
Everything he said, there was a reason for it.
I am sure we will meet again.
I'm home.
Kento.
- Have you eaten? - I ate.
- Have you been studying? - Hey, can I go now?
Wait, wait, wait.
I got a call from the school saying you have a new homeroom teacher.
So, the day after tomorrow,
there's a class visit to introduce the new teacher,
and I think I'll go.
What do you think?
That's all I have to say.
I solved the puzzle you gave me, instructor.
I now think Sagara Miyuki killed the teacher.
- She can create an alibi if she wants to. - Can we bring her in?
There's just one thing that's puzzling.
If we don't figure that out, it'll be hard to make an arrest.
The scar on the forehead?
It's important physical evidence, but as for how it was made...
You can give up, if you want.
I won't. I'm not going to run away a second time.
I heard you told the Commander...
- That I would run away. - Yes, I said that.
- I'm not running away. - You are that kind of person.
No, I won't run away.
The day after tomorrow, there is a class introduction. Sagara Miyuki will be there too.
That's your deadline.
If you can't bring her in, I'll end your training, and you'll go back to working at the police box.
I don't need it.
It's just this wound...
If I cut the thread with a scissors and tie it in a knot, will it make a sound?
Who knows the answer?
- Yes! Yes! Yes! - Then... Kimura.
- Yes, I think you can hear it. - Good, thank you.
- Then, one more! - Yes! Yes! Yes!
Mr. Sagara.
- It will make a sound. - Yes, thank you!
Then let's all try it together.
Okay!
Kento, you're really good.
The strings have to be tight.
Yes, sir!
Give it everything you've got.
Please be quick, I have work to do.
This is what we thought at first.
The killer and the victim got into some kind of trouble here.
The killer pushed the victim, and the back of her head hit the book part of the bronze statue, killing her.
But my body has taught me something.
To question this hypothesis.
The place where you feel pain and the place where the pain actually originates are sometimes different.
The victim wasn't killed here.
She was killed elsewhere.
The photo there also proves it.
In the case of a struggle, their shoeprints are either above or below each other.
And these are the shoeprints from the scene.
The killer's are always on the bottom, and the victim's are always on top.
The killer tried to disguise their footprints.
Why do that?
For the sake of creating an alibi.
At the estimated time of the victim's death, the killer was somewhere else.
Look at the book the girl is holding.
The book is held up only by three fingers.
And so?
Is it difficult to separate the fingertips from the book?
I don't understand what you're saying.
- What are you trying to say? - I'm the one asking the questions.
It's not difficult, is it?
Yes it is.
If you have a metal thread saw, it's easy to do.
Especially if you're used to handling such things.
You kill the victim coming out of the convenience store with this book,
leave the body in the car,
go to the driving range, secure an alibi by getting a witness,
and then come here.
This way, you could be at the driving range at the estimated time of the victim's death.
Am I the only person in the world who can weld?
Have you no shame as an instructor?
You're making too many leaps in your reasoning.
No parent would take a life
even if they hated their child's homeroom teacher.
I too, stopped going to school because I was bullied.
My mother sent me to a free school.
I resented her for that,
but then I remembered.
Why did he do that?
Because... that guy... that guy... was his teacher.
I wish he was dead...
- I'll do it... - Mom?
I'll do it! I'll do it, I'll do it, I'll do it!
It hurts...
Hey, do you remember?
There are mothers out there
who are willing to kill to protect their children.
Parents...
can kill for the sake of protecting their children.
You admit to the crime, right?
Using a sob story is so old-fashioned.
You have no evidence.
Show me some tangible proof.
If you arrest her,
what would you do if she shuts down during the interrogation?
The prosecutors won't bring charges, either.
That's sound advice. I take it back.
You're a splendid instructor.
Let me see your car.
Go ahead.
Please go ahead.
If we find the teacher’s hair or fingerprints,
if we find evidence that you moved the body, you'll admit it, right?
Please.
Nothing.
We didn't find anything.
Keys.
Give me back the keys.
Close your eyes.
Think of all the possible ways for the victim.
The lid of the trunk... Check the lid of the trunk!
Get the blackout tent ready.
I'll help you.
That's right. The wound on the forehead was from the trunk...
If the victim came up for air once...
Over here.
Skin oil.
We found it. It's human skin oil.
Ms. Sagara.
It's been a while.
I've been so busy, it's been hard to come by.
- I see... - Yeah.
You're going to leave him all alone?
Don't you feel sorry for him?
Detective.
Can you say that in front of the victim's family?
My mother didn't run away.
She moved me to a safe place.
If only I could have met your mother.
Kento.
I thought my mother abandoned me.
That's why I wanted to be kind to people.
But for a detective, that's a weakness, isn't it?
I wasn't relentless enough.
When you were confronting the murderer, you didn't hesitate.
I am now ready to become a detective.
"I want to be a police officer who is kind to others."
Graduation Book
Your weaknesses are also your strengths.
Don't forget that.
Yes, sir!
Your instruction ends here.
Thank you very much!
Thank you for your help.
For your mother.
Thank you.
Thank you for your hard work.
Excuse me!
I'm Hayata Seiko.
I'm Kazama Kimichika.